2-methylbutane (isopentane) - Revision history

Jakob Suckale: illustration

Jakob Suckale — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:34:12 GMT

illustration

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	== Description & warning ==		== Description & warning ==

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	Methylbutane is used in the lab as an intermediate cooling medium. A setup could be: a tissue sample immersed in methylbutane, itself immersed in liquid nitrogen. This type of cooling is more efficient than direct contact of the sample with liquid nitrogen (-196°C) which evaporates upon contact with a warm object. Less heat is transmitted from the sample to the gaseous nitrogen than from the sample to the liquid methylbutane (-160°C).		Methylbutane is used in the lab as an intermediate cooling medium. A setup could be: a tissue sample immersed in methylbutane, itself immersed in liquid nitrogen. This type of cooling is more efficient than direct contact of the sample with liquid nitrogen (-196°C) which evaporates upon contact with a warm object. Less heat is transmitted from the sample to the gaseous nitrogen than from the sample to the liquid methylbutane (-160°C).
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		+	Biological samples flash frozen for example with a combination of liquid nitrogen and methylbutane can then be used for storage, cryosection, etc.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

Jakob Suckale — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:30:53 GMT

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	== Lab use ==		== Lab use ==

-	Methylbutane is used in the lab as an intermediate cooling medium. A setup could be: a tissue sample immersed in methylbutane, itself immersed in liquid nitrogen. This type of cooling is more efficient than direct contact of the sample with liquid nitrogen (-196°C) which evaporates upon contact with a warm object. Less heat is transmitted from the sample to the gaseous nitrogen than from the sample to the liquid methylbutane.	+	Methylbutane is used in the lab as an intermediate cooling medium. A setup could be: a tissue sample immersed in methylbutane, itself immersed in liquid nitrogen. This type of cooling is more efficient than direct contact of the sample with liquid nitrogen (-196°C) which evaporates upon contact with a warm object. Less heat is transmitted from the sample to the gaseous nitrogen than from the sample to the liquid methylbutane (-160°C).

	== See also ==		== See also ==

Jakob Suckale — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:30:11 GMT

Jakob Suckale — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:28:14 GMT

Lab use

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		+	Methylbutane is used in the lab as an intermediate cooling medium. A setup could be: a tissue sample immersed in methylbutane, itself immersed in liquid nitrogen. This type of cooling is more efficient than direct contact of the sample with liquid nitrogen (-196°C) which evaporates upon contact with a warm object. Less heat is transmitted from the sample to the gaseous nitrogen than from the sample to the liquid methylbutane.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

Jakob Suckale — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:21:10 GMT

Description & warning

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	== Description & warning ==		== Description & warning ==

		+	2-methylbutane (aka methylbutane or isopentane) is a hydrophobic liquid with a boiling point at just 28°C. Since it is also highly flammable, care has to be taken that it is used under the hood away from fire to avoid accident.

	== Lab use ==		== Lab use ==

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Jakob Suckale — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:16:02 GMT

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== Description ==

== Lab use ==

== See also ==

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
-		+	* [http://main.uab.edu/Sites/ComparativePathology/histopathology/tissuesubmission/cryosectioning/ Cryosectioning protocol including methylbutane freezing]
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopentane Wikipedia: Ispentane]		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopentane Wikipedia: Ispentane]
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_nitrogen Wikipedia: Liquid nitrogen]		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_nitrogen Wikipedia: Liquid nitrogen]

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	== See also ==		== See also ==

		+	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopentane Wikipedia: Ispentane]
		+	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_nitrogen Wikipedia: Liquid nitrogen]

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